Myriam Larouche, a 25-year-old student from Quebec who is in Wuhan, says she got an email from the Canadian Embassy about the delay.
She says the flight that was scheduled to leave early Thursday morning, local time, is now expected to leave in the evening.
The email says the delay was “due to circumstances beyond the control of the Government of Canada.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday morning spoke with reporters about the delay and said weather was to blame.
“There is a narrow window given by the Chinese for flights into Wuhan and the weather conditions were such that the plane couldn’t take off so everything’s delayed by a day,” he said.
“We’re hoping to have these families back on Friday – we understand for loved ones here in Canada, for families over there that it’s extremely difficult but we’re doing everything we can to get them home.”
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has said the plane would wait in Vietnam for permission from Chinese authorities.
Ottawa has said more than 300 Canadians have asked for help to leave Wuhan but the plane has room for only 250 passengers.
